The famous two hour free walking tour in Downtown Reykjavik focuses on the history of Iceland, the evolution of Reykjavík as a town and Icelandic culture in general, laid out in an informative and comic way. This walking tour has no fixed price, instead it runs on the great Free Walking Tour model found allover the world where each participant sets the price of the tour afterwards.
The “Free” walking tour is a informative and funny. It takes you on foot around the heart of downtown Reykjavík to the main attractions downtown, Harpa concert hall, Parliament building, City hall and more. The main focus of this walking tour is the general history of Iceland and the evolution of Reykjavík as a town as well as stories of elves, vikings, food, nightlife, music, economic aspects and political affairs. Finally there are the funny facts about Iceland and the places you must see in Reykjavík. The free walking tour is laid out in an informative and comic way, with room for personal questions.
The free walking tour is completely non-commercial and non-sponsored, you pay afterwards whatever you think it was worth. Indoor stops are frequent in winter. We’ve never cancelled the free walking tour since it started to run. The walk itself is easy, about 2km long (1.3 miles) and lasts 2 hours. Children are welcome to accompany us and we do our best to keep them involved.
If you prefer a smaller group we recommend VIP small group CityWalk.
Or Private Walking Tour
Please select a time slot further down on this page and turn up 10 minutes prior to starting time to check in with your guide. In the winter time usually in a big green coat
Please make sure your guide is marked with the CityWalk Reykjavik logo!
Meeting point is the main square Austurvöllur, in front of the House of Parliament (Alþingi) We are easy to find next to a statue of the national hero, Jón Sigurðsson. Make sure you don’t confuse us with other tour groups. Always look for the CityWalk logo.
Our regular booking system does NOT allow bookings for more than 6 people per booking for a very good reason. Big groups of 6+ people can join the classic “free” walk with special permission given via e-mail through this contact form. If you exceed 10 people in total, we ask you to book the tour privately since we cannot accommodate you along with our regular guests. Please read about the Private Tour we offer.
The Free City Walk runs 100% on donations from guests at the end of each tour to your guide. You pay whatever you feel like the tour was worth in any currency you prefer. Compare this tour to any other and set a fair price depending on how much you liked the tour and the guide‘s performance.
Payment is accepted at the end of the tour in ISK or any exchangeable currency. We also accept payment with a card here
Parliament building
Laugavegur main shopping street
Lake Tjörnin
Grjotaþorp neighbourhood
Rainbow street Skólavörðustígur
City Hall
Note:
Harpa Concert Hall and Hallgrímskirkja Church are seen from a distance and recommended is to pay them a visit before or after this short walking tour.
Those who show up without a valid booking risk being denied participation and those who book and don’t show up won’t get a christmas card!
We don’t cancel in bad weather, we run a winter version of our tour 9 months of the year 😉